#alternate

• Alternate — Succeeding in a regular manner, one element after another; arranged on either side of an axis or line at different points. In botany, it describes leaves set successively on the stem, at different heights, one by one. In geometry, it refers to angles formed by two lines cut by a transversal, located on opposite sides of it.
• To alternate — To succeed one another in a regular and periodic manner, one element after another, in time or space; to change by turns two or more activities, states, or phenomena to ensure balance or controlled variation (e.g., to alternate work with rest).
• Alternated — Having succeeded or changed by turns, in a regular and periodic manner; an element arranged successively, or a state or activity replaced by another according to a pre-established pattern. In botany, it describes plant organs arranged successively on opposite sides of the stem.
• Alternate — Masculine plural form of the adjective 'altern'; describes elements, structures, or bodies arranged successively, one after another, by turns, on an axis, or located on opposite sides of a dividing line (e.g., alternate interior angles).
• Alterniflorous — Having alternate flowers or flowers arranged successively, one by one, on opposite sides of the inflorescence axis; a morphological characteristic used in botany for the classification and exact identification of certain plant species.
• Alternifolious — Having alternate leaves, arranged successively and by turns, one by one, at different heights on opposite sides of the stem or branch axis; a defining anatomical trait used in plant taxonomy for species identification.